Somaliland: The illegal crackdown on the Press
Wed, Feb 4, 2009
Hargeisa, 4 Feb. (Somalilandpress) - We strongly condemn the illegal crackdown on the press by the Somaliland administration and police force, we wish to inform the world even though the Rayale administration claims to be democratic and respects the freedom of the press - the truth is far from that. The intermediation, torture, police brutality, imprisoning of the press must stop - they can not have every thing the way they want. We invite everyone to join us and condemn their actions.
It is lately a repeated habit that some security personnel use excessive force against the reporters from different media outlets in the country. The last action was that of today when the Somalilandpress reporter, Mr. Abdiqani Baynah was beaten by security soldiers at Maansoor hotel while he was trying to cover the news from the UDUB convention.
Abdiqani who is a well-known journalist in Hargeisa was trying to enter the hotel while some police members argued him about his identification then one of them moved towards him and slapped him on the face forcing him to leave the place with a little injury.
Some other reporters complain about the police acts against journalists in different occasions where some reporters were even jailed without any reason simply because they were going to cover a news, taking photos or doing a video tape for their respective Televisions.
Somalilandpress Staff
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